When will the power be back in Hammond, LA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Hammond, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Hammond is a city in Tangipahoa Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports Hammond directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
Hammond is a city of about 23,426 residents in Tangipahoa Parish.
CLECO Power and Entergy have reported outages for Hammond by name on their own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Hammond is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the parish-wide total.
ZIP codes in Hammond: 70401 · 70402 · 70403 · 70404 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Hammond: the closest other places we track are Covington, about 21 miles to the east; Mandeville, about 23 miles to the southeast; Gonzales, about 34 miles to the southwest; Central, about 35 miles to the west. Also nearby: Kenner (36 mi S), Bogalusa (40 mi NE), Baker (42 mi W), Slidell (43 mi E), Zachary (44 mi W), New Orleans (44 mi SE), Picayune, MS (47 mi E), Gretna (48 mi SE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward McComb, MS (51 mi); northeast toward Hattiesburg, MS (87 mi); east toward Bay St. Louis, MS (67 mi); southwest toward Thibodaux (54 mi); west toward Broussard (93 mi); northwest toward Natchez, MS (90 mi).
Who serves Hammond?
We track live outage data from CLECO Power ↗, Entergy, Washington-St. Tammany Electric in Tangipahoa Parish — but several utilities can serve one parish, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Hammond's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 25 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Aug 16 — 25 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Aug 15 — 36 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 15 — 81 customers out, restored in an hour
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Hammond, LA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Hammond area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Hammond's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Hammond, LA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Hammond area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Hammond ZIP code — 70401, 70402, 70403, 70404 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Hammond, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Tangipahoa Parish include CLECO Power, Entergy, Washington-St. Tammany Electric; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Hammond specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Hammond we have the city-level view: CLECO Power and Entergy have published outages for Hammond under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Hammond is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Tangipahoa Parish parish-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the parish figure already includes Hammond.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
